All the Single Ladies

In this charming, evocative, soul-touching novel, Dorothea Benton Frank once again takes us deep into the heart of the magical Lowcountry where three amazing middle aged women are bonded by another amazing woman's death. Through their shared loss they forge a deep friendship, asking critical questions. Who was their friend and what did her life mean? Are they living the lives they imagined for themselves? Will they ever be able to afford to retire? How will they maximize their happiness? Security? Health? And ultimately, their own legacies?When Lisa's favorite patient Kathy loses her battle with cancer, she finds herself drawing closer to Carrie and Suzanne, Kathy's devoted friends. As their lives connect and they powerwalk the beaches of the Isle of Palms, they uncover the truth of Kathy's life-- and discover their own futures in the process.

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More annoying than amusing; more grating than gratifying. At the onset, I really wanted to cheer for these three over fifty gals searching for deep connection, but I simply couldn't muster the emotion. Since I couldn't fall in love with the characters or plot, I would have settled for lush prose luring me with low-country charm. For me, Frank missed the mark on all accounts.

This was just tooo peachy keen for me. Housing problems........friend has a solution. Money problems.......friend has a solution. 3 single middle aged women just happen to bump into the most suitable middle aged single men. Even dying was easy in this book & of course there were wonderful inheritances to be had. One of the woman's children was not being the best person she could be but she went off & had a think about that & came back & said sorry & she got better.
Anyway I'm sure there are people out there that would enjoy this story.

I really like Dorothea Benton Frank's writing style. She draws you in to the story almost immediately as if you are there. That's about where the praise ends with this book though.
The problem with this work is there really isn't much of a storyline. It's fairly simplistic. When I finished reading it, I thought "that's it"? There isn't much depth.

I've just discovered Dorothea Benton Frank, this being the second novel by Frank that I've read. I have to say that she seems to basically write the same story over and over again with different characters and circumstances. All set in the low country. This book was an enjoyable summer read, all wrapped up nicely at the end. If you're looking for a quick, light read with some laughs, this will do.

I really enjoy this author and her lowcountry stories but I was disappointed in this one. One of the main characters (Lisa) just didn't ring true and almost every sentence she utters ends in an exclamation mark! Like she's always astonished! Some of the situations they encounter just seem absurd. However, "Miss Trudie", who is 99 years old, is an exceptional character and she makes it well worth the read.